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tinytrashqueen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Death of parent, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Animal death and Sexual assault
heylookitsjan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, and Addiction
Minor: Sexual violence
anniesbookpicks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use
arabesque_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Blood, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Child abuse
regal_leaves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, Cursing, Medical content, and Addiction
Minor: Abandonment and Sexual assault
bookcrushin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for an advance copy of this to review! This is one of my most anticipated releases of the year and I'm happy to say that it lived up to the hype. Like, I already want to read this again if I knew it wasn't going to emotionally devastate me. I'm going to do my best to put my feelings into words!
Who gave Jeff Zentner the right to play with our emotions like this? I am truly blown away by this book, I honestly think it's some of his best work. And seriously, be prepared to cry. I mean, why wouldn't you be, it's a Jeff Zentner book. Stay tuned for a full review later this week while I pull together my emotions!
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Addiction and Chronic illness
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual assault
lastingliterature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
In the Wild Light tells the story of Cash Pruitt who gets a scholarship to go to a Connecticut boarding school with his best friend, Delaney. I always love a book or show set at a boarding school—I feel like so many of us dreamt as kids that we would be able to go to one and do all these crazy, exciting things while acting like adults. Or maybe I just watched too much Zoey 101...
Being in a new environment with so much room to grow (Cash with his newfound love of poetry and Delaney being able to delve deeper in Science) comes with its toll on their relationship but also adds beautiful new friends, an impeccable education, and an experience of a lifetime.
There are definitely some John green vibes with similarly mature, poetic characters, but Zentner has a voice of his own. I loved the small cameos to his previous works and his addition of poetry in many of the chapters. As a very new teacher of Poetry, it gave me a small boost of inspiration and warmth.
This is a book that definitely gets you in your feels. You will feel anger, sadness (I definitely cried more than once, which hasn’t happened in a while!), love, and joy as you flip the pages through the seasons of Cash’s journey. While I do feel it was a *bit* drawn out at times, I absolutely loved reading this novel.
This is a must-read of 2021!
4.8/5⭐️
Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness